Kit Bond
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"Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond" is a former United States Senate/United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party (United States)/Republican Party. First elected to the U.S. Senate in United States Senate elections, 1986/1986, he defeated Democratic Party (United States)/Democrat Harriett Woods by a margin of 53%-47%. He was re-elected in United States Senate elections, 1992/1992, United States Senate election in Missouri, 1998/1998, and United States Senate election in Missouri, 2004/2004. On January 8, 2009, he announced that he would not seek re-election to a fifth term in United States Senate election in Missouri, 2010/2010, and was succeeded by current Senator Roy Blunt on January 3, 2011. Following his retirement from the Senate, Bond became a partner at Thompson Coburn.

Before his career in the U.S. Senate, Bond served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Missouri, from 1973 to 1977 and from 1981 to 1985. He was previously State Auditor of Missouri from 1971 to 1973.

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We have very different philosophies on how we serve our country.

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This proposal will have little impact on the deficit, ... If Congress is serious, we should put together a deficit reduction package that freezes COLAs government-wide, including Congress.

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People should not be forced out their homes at the will of any private development.

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The technology does not exist to accomplish what proponents want, ... If I had a magic wand, I would be happy to wave it and support a 90 percent reduction. But I don't.

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More than 5.4 million of the self-employed have absolutely no health insurance coverage, nor do 1.5 million of their children. In the end, we all pay for that.

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This report has confirmed what small-business owners have been telling us for years -- the tax code is just too difficult for most people to understand and the IRS has not operated in a way to serve small businesses effectively.

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In this instance, with the tremendous job that the guard is doing, it is absolutely critical that we provide the equipment that you need.

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It is more than passing strange that our colleagues on the other side of the aisle would bring out Joe Wilson as some kind of credible witness for their cause.

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